Da Dog!, Flower Power & Give Us a Scwtch
Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 25th January 2020 Da Dog! I am an avid reader, and enjoy an eclectic mix of authors and topics, but this week’s gift-to-myself was […]
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Life and Soil, Tree-mendMoss Idea, Splitting the Difference & Tree Feeder
Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 18th January 2020 Life and Soil Gosh – as I typed the date in for this column, I had to check – we are […]
Microgreens with Macro Flavour & Jung at Heart
Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 11th January 2020 Microgreens with Macro Flavour Love it or loathe it, Christmas is one hell of an interruption to most people’s daily routines, […]
Longest Wait for the Shortest Day, Bags of Fashion Sense & Looks Like Rain Dear
Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 21st December 2019 Longest Wait for the Shortest Day Hooray! It’s the shortest day. Well technically it is tomorrow (Sunday) as the winter solstice this […]
Super Sprouts, A-peeling Veg, Tasty Trends & Ex-seed-ingly Good Idea
Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 14th December 2019 Super Sprouts Last month, growers were warning that there could be a shortage of sprouts, cauliflowers and cabbages for Christmas, due […]
Tree Trends, Real Trees, Fun with Foliage & Let There Be Light
Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 7th December 2019 Tree Trends Apparently, this year’s Christmas tree trend is the ‘parasol tree’, with Argos reporting a 5900% increase in the number […]
Go the Whole Hog at Christmas, Harness the Goodwill & Avoid Slip Ups
Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 30th November 2019 Go the Whole Hog at Christmas After great feedback from readers about last week’s Christmas present recommendations for the people who are […]
Hive Aid, Bee Accommodating & Mad Hatter
Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 23rd November 2019 Hive Aid I know it’s not even December yet but I have been asked to recommend Christmas presents for those people who […]
Buzz Off, Lovely Leaves & Magnolia Magic
Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 16th November 2019 Buzz Off A reader contacted me last week as they had noticed several large wasps in their home and were worried that […]
Late Leaf Fall & Walking in Water
Taken from Lynne’s weekly column ‘Green Scene’ for the Western Mail 9th November 2019 Late Leaf Fall Earlier this year, an arborist friend predicted an extended autumn foliage display was on the cards, following a particularly […]